22 Jun 2011 16:00 Worcester
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 3m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
worcester-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Strumble Head (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 101P-12 / 13 | Jump (6) | Donal Devereux | P & M Bowen Mr Jonathan Martin | 4/1 | |
| made all, hard driven from last, stayed on gamely, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 1 L | Fade To Grey (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 4) | 583F-12 / 10 | Flat (1171), Jump (17) | D Elsworth | S Lycett Worcester Racing… | 8/1 | |
| raced wide, held up towards rear, headway on wide outside after 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, went 2nd last, closed on all out winner towards finish, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 2¼ L | Red Not Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 4110-11 / 11 | Jump (15) | A Thornton | Simon Earle The Plum Merchants | 15/2 | |
| mid-division on outside, headway to chase leaders 4 out, went 3rd under pressure before 3 out, mistake 3 out and outpaced, staying on again when not much room last, went 3rd again towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | ½ L | Kangaroo Court (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 17FF/05- / 10 | Jump (70) | Jack Doyle | Miss E C Lavelle Mr N Mustoe | 15/2 | |
| mid-division on inside, slow 7th, ridden and headway before 3 out, stayed on under pressure flat, unable to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 4 L | Great Mates (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 61107-4 / 7 | Jump (18) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Miss T Portmann | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 7th, chased winner 4 out until driven last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 1½ L | Go Amwell (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | F20F-74 / 11 | Flat (194), Jump (17) | T J Murphy | J R Jenkins Mr Robin Stevens | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway to poor 8th when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | NS | Invisible Man (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 132P-12 / 13 | Jump (25) | P J Brennan | Ian Williams Mrs P Tollit | 9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, chased leading pair next, hung left under pressure and losing place when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | E Major (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 4) | 2/6215-4 / 8 | Flat (985), Jump (46) | Jimmy McCarthy | Mrs P Robeson Sir Evelyn De Rothschild | 14/1 | |
| prominent on inside, ridden and weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 6 L | Balustrade (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | F1P9-FP / 6 | Jump (13) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Gordon Racing | 66/1 | |
| in touch, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 27 L | Home (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 9) | 641-11F / 6 | Flat (127), Jump (18) | L P Aspell | B G Powell Mrs Lynn Chapman | 8/1 | |
| carried head to one side throughout, took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | 2½ L | Raslan (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 09-0246 / 9 | Flat (613), Jump (18) | Conor O'farrell | D Pipe Mr D J Reid | 40/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place and driven before 7th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7 |   | 56 L | I'm The Decider (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | P800-13 / 10 | Jump (22) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 20/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along and struggling from 7th, tailed off and eased | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Estate (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 0461/0-P / 10 | Flat (467), Jump (18) | Wayne Hutchinson | Ian Williams Mr David Lewis | ||
| 6 |   | - | Cracboumwiz (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 22PF1/P- / 11 | Jump (304) | Mr S Clements | L Corcoran Mr J B Shears | |||
